William Smith (geologist)
1769 to 1839
8 documented presences
7 places
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William 'Strata' Smith (23 March 1769 – 28 August 1839) was an English geologist, credited with creating the first detailed, nationwide geological map of any country.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where William Smith (geologist) was documented, and when
23 March 1769exact date
Churchill, Oxfordshireattested
“Smith was born on 23 March 1769, in Churchill, Oxfordshire, the son of John Smith (1735–1777), the village blacksmith, and his wife Ann (née Smith; 1745–1807).”
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1791year
Somersetattested
“In 1791, Smith travelled to Somerset to make a valuation survey of the Sutton Court estate, and building on earlier work in the same area by John Strachey.”
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1798 to 1819period
Somersetattested
“Smith's various projects, starting with a mortgage taken to purchase his estate at Tucking Mill in Somerset in 1798, accrued financial commitments that ran into a series of difficulties which he managed to withstand by borrowing money fr…”
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1798 to 1819period
Tucking Millattested
“Smith's various projects, starting with a mortgage taken to purchase his estate at Tucking Mill in Somerset in 1798, accrued financial commitments that ran into a series of difficulties which he managed to withstand by borrowing money fr…”
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1824 to 1834period
Scarborough, North Yorkshireattested
“Between 1824 and 1834, Smith lived and was based in Hackness, then moving to Scarborough where he was responsible for the design of the Rotunda, a geological museum devoted to the Yorkshire coast, creating the cylindrical layout and arra…”
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1824 to 1834period
Hacknessattested
“Between 1824 and 1834, Smith lived and was based in Hackness, then moving to Scarborough where he was responsible for the design of the Rotunda, a geological museum devoted to the Yorkshire coast, creating the cylindrical layout and arra…”
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1824 to 1834period
Yorkshireattested
“Between 1824 and 1834, Smith lived and was based in Hackness, then moving to Scarborough where he was responsible for the design of the Rotunda, a geological museum devoted to the Yorkshire coast, creating the cylindrical layout and arra…”
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28 August 1839exact date
Northamptonattested
“He died in Northampton on 28 August 1839, aged 70, and is buried a few feet from the west tower of St Peter's Church, Northampton, now a redundant church.”
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Places William Smith (geologist) is documented in
Somerset2 presences · 1791 to 1798
Northampton1 presence · 1839Yorkshire1 presence · 1824Churchill, Oxfordshire1 presence · 1769
Hackness1 presence · 1824
Scarborough, North Yorkshire1 presence · 1824
Tucking Mill1 presence · 1798
Other places tied to William Smith (geologist) in the record
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1804year
Buckingham Street, Londonmentioned
“He returned to 15 Buckingham Street, his home since 1804, to find a bailiff at the door and his home and property seized.”
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1817year
Londonmentioned
“In 1817, he drew a remarkable geological section from Snowdon to London, a development of the ‘sketch' on his map, illustrating the three-dimensional relationship between geology and landscape via a perspective sketch of the landscape sh…”
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1817year
Snowdonmentioned
“In 1817, he drew a remarkable geological section from Snowdon to London, a development of the ‘sketch' on his map, illustrating the three-dimensional relationship between geology and landscape via a perspective sketch of the landscape sh…”
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31 August 1819exact date
King's Bench Prisonmentioned
“Through all this financial turmoil, Smith managed to publish his map and subsequent associated publications but in 1817 he remarked "My income is as yet not anywise improved by what has been done, the profits being required to liquidate…”
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31 August 1819exact date
Londonmentioned
“Through all this financial turmoil, Smith managed to publish his map and subsequent associated publications but in 1817 he remarked "My income is as yet not anywise improved by what has been done, the profits being required to liquidate…”
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1820year
Geological Societymentioned
“In fact Smith's maps retailed at 5 guineas, which was the same price as that privileged to Geological Society members for purchase of the Greenough 1820 map.”
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1835year
Dublinmentioned
“In 1835 Smith travelled to Dublin for the meeting of the British Association, and there unexpectedly received an honorary Doctorate of Laws (LL.D.) from Trinity College.”
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1835year
Trinity College, Dublinmentioned
“In 1835 Smith travelled to Dublin for the meeting of the British Association, and there unexpectedly received an honorary Doctorate of Laws (LL.D.) from Trinity College.”
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